BELFAST restaurant Flame will open its new £750,000 city centre venue on July 5.
The well-known hospitality business closed its premises on Howard Street on May 13 in order to relocate to a new space on the ground floor of the £85 million office tower, The Ewart, on Bedford Street.
The major fit-out of the new 120-seater restaurant is nearing completion, with Flame’s 40-strong team preparing for a relaunch on July 5.
“With 10 years of business under our belt, when the opportunity arose to expand and make the move among some of the city centre’s most prestigious landmarks, we grabbed it with both hands,” said Flame director Gaurav Kher.
“This significant investment shows our commitment and passion to Belfast’s hospitality scene and we hope our new venue will continue to grow this vital sector of the Northern Ireland economy.
“We’ve always had a strong ethos of working instinctively with fire ovens to marry together the very best ingredients.”
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Developed by MRP, the 17-storey Bedford Street office development is now home to Deloitte, Tughans, AXA, MCS Group and Evelyn Partners.
Flame’s former Howard Street premises is now undergoing a major revamp, with the Ringland Group developing a new 200-seater Italian-themed restaurant on the street.
The hospitality firm, which owns The Flint hotel on Howard Street, is planning to invest £9.5 million in the new restaurant alongside a major expansion of its accommodation offering, which will add another 63 rooms.
The Ringland Group is also planning a new rooftop bar and restaurant at The Flint.
Run by brothers Peter and Ben Ringland, the group’s main base of operations is on Lower Crescent, just off Botanic Avenue, which is home to The 1852 Hotel, Town Square restaurant and the group’s latest hospitality offering, Southside Social, which opened last November.
